Improvement in fltjting-machines



A utmi Qa/tam @anni Gettin.

Letters Patent N 97,125, dated November 23, 1869.

-*QF*- i IMPROVEMENT IN FLUTING-MACHINES.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same i To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HENRY C. SERGEANT, of the" city ot Newark, in the State of 'New Jersey, have invented a new and improved Mode ofUonstrnctiug.

1*`luting-l\achnes; and I do hereby declare that the following is a tull and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to tbedettcrs ot' reference marked thereon.

rlhe nat-ure of my invention consist-s in av novel construction and arrangement of the supports for carrying the rolls, and -in the arrangen'ientof the weighted lever, in coml-iination with the eecentricnlly pivoted support ot' the upper roll, whereby simplicity and cheapness ot" construction, combined with durability, etti ciczn-y, and perfection ot' work, is obtained.' v

Figure l is a perspective view of the machine complete. e

Figure 2, the column and vbracket to support the lower roll.

lgieure 3, the bracket or support for the upper roll and boltfor attaching it to the inain column.

Figure 4, an end view of the same, showing the wrought-iron lever on to which said support is cast.

lhe same letters refer to like parts in the several figures.

'lo enable others to make and use my improvement, I will describe it by referring to the drawings.

The rolls B are supported in bearings similar to other machines now in use, and are revolved by a crank, C, and heated by irons placed inside of them, all ol' which arc old, and I claim nothinbr for them.

'lbechict' pointI ofthe improvement is in constructing;` two il itsurt'aces, A A1, at right angles to tbc axis ot' the upper roll, one uponthe main column A2, and the other upon thc bracket A, which supports the upper roll.

These two surfaces are bolted together with a bolt, (I, tig. 3, arranged ecrentricallywith regard to the axis ot' the upper roll, and which has around bead countersnuk into the. bracket, leaving au even surface on the side next to the roll.

This. bolt answers for the fulcrum Afor the lever and clamps the tiat surfaces together, which guide the bearings for the upper roll.

The weighted lever D, shown in fig. 1, is used for a handle in raising; the upper roll in orderto put in or .take out the tluting, aml to. regulate the pressure by the adjustment ot' tlieweight E thereon, the upper roll and its bearings oscillating upon the bolt a or ful- Crum for the lever 1). l

lhe bracket A and lever D are madejirni together bycasting the. bracket around the. wrought-iron level'.`

The opposite ends ot' the rolls are supported by detachable bearings, c c', connected wit-h the ends ofthe lnain upper and lower brackets, so that the rolls may be easily removed and replaced with others of varyin,r nmnber ot tintes.

The. zulvantagesof this machine over all others are, its simplicity of construction and allpostimpossibility ot` getting outot order, thel rigidity ot' its bearings, which insures parallelism otthe rolls, regardless ofthe unevenncssot'the nmtcrial passing between them, andthe taclity ot' introducing, applying pressureto, and \\'.ithdrawimr the fabric, through the medium ol' a single lever, which serres both to raise and depress the upper roll, the uhole machine consisting ot' but eight parts, besides screws, while most other machines for the same purpose comprise ma-ny. more..

\Vhat. I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters latent, is-

1`he bracket for carryiur the uwer roll B connected i o l l a with the standard by means of the face-plates A A, pivoed together eccentrically, the movable one. being.; provided with a lever extending?r laterally nml on the opposite side from said eccentric pivot, substantially as and for the purposel shown and described.

HENRY C. SERGEANT.

\Vitnesses:

Jon.\Y L. Buownn, Wannes L. B.\u.\'1.'rr. 

